The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-18
STATE NEWS

Perry as First Lieutenant and Surgeon of the
Second Battalion OF Florida State troops The
commission continues for three years. No bet
ter selection could be made.
Sorrento Press One OF the finest of the nu-
merous fruits that grow in Florida Is the Soup
pcrnong grape. This delicious grape is now
ripe and is being greatly enjoyed by those iortu
maize enough 10 p,ssess some oil the vines MIS-
Sawyer will gather about orty-five bushels from
her vineyard.
"A ). Matlack, of Sorrento, has been taking
samples of different fruits that have ripened IN
that vicinity, and is preserving them In glass
Jars. He has now samples oil plums. grapes,
pears and peaches. and will continue to add 70
the list other fruits ripen. He intends oy tnis
means TO show winter visitors what that sectlon
10 capable of doing
Madison Recorder: The Teachers Institute
FOR this and adjoining counties will open on the
29th inst and continue Tor one week. mere
is said to be a tree on the plantation OF Mr.. l. -
TOWNSEND, the diameter of which is said 10 oe
more than ten feet A person can easily rue
horse into hollow al Its base. cut OH IL
would make show for Madison county at the
sub Tropical Exposition.
Tampa Journal: We were shown this week
a basket made from The Florida saw-grass, that
for beauty and durability excels anything we
have seen in the baske, line. This basket was
the handiw ork OF Mrs H. C. Pelham, OF Peru,
this cpunfy She is now at work on small
basket that she intends send on to Floridas
Rolling Exposition, as a Hillsborough county
production
Mariana Enquirer John Milton. Jr., left
on Monday last TO enter West Point john was
ALWAYS A fayori;e OF ours, and being bright ana
AMBITIOUS we hook for rapid advancement ana
Distinction. In conversation with Hon. j. h.
NcElnne. -hrongh whose untring zeal and inoe-
fa;isable work the passage OF the RAILROAD Com'
MISSION bill was due. expressed himself tnat no
better or more judicous appointments couio
have been made.
-Tsvsres Herald: Constant, persistent effort
in snv direction will bring results as applied 10
the upbuilding Of town or community the same
principle holds good. Dripping water Will wear
stone. YOU know, and if you keep working for
ycur town il will prosper. Norkmen nave
been busy ;Lis week putting in new ties along
The line If the St Johns and Lake Eustis division
~ the Ferida Southern road, preparatory 10
Broadening the gauge.
Celia Key GulJ Tln: 1t i. worthy of no
tee lat during the present summer there mas
t,een tsi one Death in Cedar Key, that oil COL
o-ei w,nan Of PARALYSIS, caused by over eXer-
tn sni excessive drinking OF ice water; and
this II ;,o,u siion If 1000. The first install
rneni u Nor-h Carolina tsr heels came 10 last
xeek. en r,.atc ior ihe southern fisheries. 1t is
n cy-rraveu ION Of law that these people tsh III
Cur wafer. and the statute should be enforced.
Tie pena,-v i ample 10 deter them, II any one
vi. prosecute
Lakeland CrIckxr: Colonel F. r. Greene
hsaGe6 u an orange on Thursday which was
ss.--a-ise 10 U as ripe Juicy orange Is rarlty
ever u FIR Ia the middle OF August. The or
an-e was q The Harris Tardif variety, and was
q iar-e SIZE sound juicy, and as sweet an Or
snge = ve ever tasted. 1t was plucked from the
wee OF the S-i4 OF this month. and vas raised by
NJ Il Fuller, on Lake Apopka, IN orange
c0Cnfy
D1.l tho oivo foot
res are now putting up for sale, IN the regular
sze t-ade packages, splendid article of clip
pings FOR smoking. Lake City ships thou
sands Of pounds 81 Lides every year, and her citi
zens are speaking Of a tannery. W no could take
charge OF il The tobacco growers OF Column
bia county are bringing in their tobacco 10 sell
20 the factories. We noticed sale made by one
Of our farmers Of only 80 pounds which brought
him Is much as 100 pounds Of cotton at cents
pound il The seed.
-Ki.simme Leader: J. P. Patton started in
with his surveying corps Wednesday to run the
preliminary line from here to Narcoossee for the
Central Railway. This Is line there has been no
Boosting over, but we expect TO see IL nnisheu
before Christmas. Two different companies say
they intend to build to Narcoossee, but II they
should both TAIL we know of other parties who
are able and sufficiently interested 10 build TINS
line: and they say they will do it, too. This
will give Runymede, Narcoossee and that whole
fertile section the biggest kind of boom.
Fort White Banner The Assessors books
show an increase of $5,5 500 OF taxable property
in our town since September LIST, 1885, and this
too al low valuation. :. 1t is morally certain
that two more business houses will be estab-
lished here before the 1st of October, Let them
come, competition is the life Of trade. provided
printers ink is freely used. We learn with re-
gret Of the death OF Judge F. French, OF Lake
City. Judge French was perhaps the oldest
Ii H. 1vd nd 70
old. He was lawyer of fine ability, and was in
the active practice OF his profession up to the
time Of his DEATH which occurred last Wednes-
day. " Peace TO his ashes.
-Ocala Banner: Ocala is certainly getting
better, in a worldly sense Nearly everybody is
able 10 spend the summer off, even including
the preachers snd printers. Preparations Tor q
spirited canvas for and against wet and dry are
being arranged. We hope both sides will be
temperate in speech at least. The records
will show Ocala TO have made as many improve
ments in the past five years as any town In Flor-
ida, and the record has only fairly begun. She
is nov Just beginning TO reach her arms forth
and the actualiies of the past will be forgotten
in the possibilities OF the futue A market house,
an artesian well and water works secured, gas
will be the next step forward.
Halifax Journal: Two new chemical fire
engines have arrived for the town of DaytOna.
A trial was made of them in extingushing bon
FIRE Monday evening which they accomplished
with fair success Our roller composition fac
tory will soon be in full blast Those of our
neighbors desiring roller which will work un-
der all circumstances should send in their or
ders. Among the things greatly needed in
this town is a large, well kept hotel. accommo-
dating, st reasonable prices, all classes Of guests
winter and summer. The ocean water has
been unusually cool this season, which, as the
winds have been chiefly from The sea, accounts
for the GOODNESS of the Halifax coast compared
70 other sections
-Leesburg Commercial: The beauty about sum-
ner weather in Florida is that her nights are al
ways cool, and refreshing sleep is always enjoy
ed here. A man can work hard in the day and
rest well al night. The Leesburg Board of
Trade met in their hall last Thursday night and
transacted important business Among other
things they received the report of tue committee
appointed 10 secure a suitable room for the ON
veg Cigar Factory. The report was favorable
and the committee was discharged Mr. ON
veg will open up his business here about Sep
TENDER Isl, and Leesburg will have added an
other industry TO its number of important and
paving enterprises. Leesburg bids Mr.. Omweg
welcome and wishes him success in this his new
field Of labor.
Jasper Times Our cool nights and no mos
ouiioes make US overseep on. selves these morn
inga This is Hamilton county,. "A bone
grinding mill could be set going in Jasper at
small expense. Bone meal makes an excellent
fertilizer, and great amount of bones goes TO
waste that could be made of much use. d. . One
of Jasper's risky young men was approached
the other day by an Overseer of the highways,
who ordered him TO report at q certain date for
road duty. But I'm not old enough-Pm not
81 ~